From anime and manga to games, and toys, it seems like Yo-kai Watch has it all, but it hasn't had its own limited edition 3DS… until now, that is. Nintendo and Level-5 just announced a special Yo-kai Watch edition 3DS XL that will be hitting sto...

The Sanja Matsuri with the Asakusa Takahashi-gumi TOKYO (TR) – On Monday, organizers of the colorful Sanja Matsuri, the Shinto festival that dates back centuries, announced that an estimated 1. 84 million revelers attended the event over the weeke...

Another one of 5pb. 's science adventure games is making the leap to PS Vita in Japan with the arrival of Chaos; Head on August 21. The port was revealed in an HMV Online listing, which has it down as Chaos;Head Dual.

AKB48 will be releasing a new DVD features "AKB48 Tandoku Haru-kon in Kokuritsu Kyougijo ~ Omoide wa Zenbu Koko ni Sutete ike ! ~ (AKB48 One-man Concert in National Olympic Studium ~ Throw Away Here All the Memories ~) that was held on March 29.

Moi dix Mois Today we have to convey very sad news to all fans of Moi dix Mois. As the band released on their official website, their guitarist K passed away on May 19th. It was reported that he was found dead in his house by his relatives.

Second 'Kiniro Mosaic' Anime Season Confirms Staff, Cast Posted by Chris Beveridge May 19, 2014 at 04:29 PM Good news for fans of Kiniro Mosaic, aka KINMOZA, as not only is the second season coming but the staff and casting side of it has been fir...

TheFineBros, whose Youtube videos have included viral hits like "Kids React to Gay Marriage","Kids React to Harlem Shake" and fun videos like "Elders React to #Selfie", recently introduced a group of American teenagers to the popular series, Attac...

Want to make your own Vocaloid music? Don't know where to start, or what buttons to push? Luckily, the HatsuneMiku Youtube channel recently posted a convenient (and English-subtitled) tutorial on how to use Studio One and Piapro Studio to turn you...

Black Lagoon Volume 10 Rei Horie's return to Black Lagoon in manga form is definitely something to welcome and with it getting underway recently, the tenth compiled volume has been released today in Japan.

Been waiting patiently for Beyond the Boundary figures? Wave has you covered. We've known for a bit that they had a Mirai Kuriyama figure on the way, but now we get or first look at her painted and finished - and she brought a friend.

The last Atlus sale on the Nintendo eShop has barely ended, and there's already a new one taking its place. The following games are on discount sale, starting today at 9 am PST: Devil Survivor Overclocked – $14.

The second promotional video for Rokujouma no Shinryakusha! ? has released. The video itself previews the anime's opening theme song Koukan win-win Mujouken sung by Heart♡Invader, which includes the voice actresses from the anime itself: Nichika O...

Using One Piece figurines from the posable Cry Heart series, stop motion photography recreates the Oath of the Brothers scene. Earlier this year, the Cry Heart figures were used in another stop motion clip, which was also quite impressive.

Let's just say the manga advice series I did has reaped some…benefits. And other stuff that I didn't expect. Whatever the case, there was an answer in the manga adapter piece that naturally raised an eye: …and specifically comics-related experienc...

Romantically inclined slice of life "Jinsei" confirms a July premiere, and contrary to the one-word title translating to "Life", it doesn't appear to be especially philosophical as its one guy to three bishoujo ratio suggests.

The clock tower in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, which has been featured in the background in several episodes of the classic anime series, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, was removed by the local municipal government back in 2009, but thanks to the powe...

Variety reports that Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures confirmed that a sequel of this year's Godzilla film is currently in the works. In the interview with Legendary president and chief creative officer Jon Jashni that he was happy with the end...

'Sailor Moon' Anime Begins Hulu Distribution Posted by Chris Beveridge May 19, 2014 at 11:03 AM Sailor Moon With Viz Media making the huge licensing pickup this weekend of not only the new Sailor Moon Crystal series for this summer but also the or...

Ehime Prefecture on the western coast of Shikoku is known all through Japan for its tasty mikan, or satsuma oranges. Although the fruit is delicious enough on its own, the people of Ehime love to think up new ways to enjoy the fresh taste of a loc...

In Japanese schools, it's customary for the students to start the day with a formal greeting. The teacher walks in, the students stand, bow, and say good-morning. It's a fairly somber ritual, in keeping with the general attitude in the country tha...

FUNimation Acquires Final 'Hellsing Ultimate' Anime Episodes Posted by Chris Beveridge May 18, 2014 at 01:11 PM Hellsing While details are slim, FUNimation has announced at Anime Central this weekend that they've picked up the rights to the final ...

Viz Media has acquired the domestic distribution rights to both the original 200-episode Sailor Moon anime television series and this summer's new Sailor Moon Crystal anime series. The Viz license for the original franchise includes all five seaso...

Additional character breakdowns and information about Power Rangers Dino Charge has surfaced online. The new character breakdowns features the support characters of the series. For the character breakdowns of the Rangers, you can check this post.

Isshuukan Friends - 07 The charm offensive was off the charts this week. If you've ever been to Ikenoue Station on the Keio Inokashira Line - where I'm 99% sure Isshuukan Friends is set, despite having changed the station name to "Midorikawa" - yo...